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This is a list of submitted names in which the first letter is S; and the ending sequence is a.
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Selestra f Literature
Invented by Alexandra Christo for a witch in her book Princess of Souls, released in 2022.
Selevia f Obscure
Possibly an invented name inspired by Selena.
Selfira f Tatar (Germanized)
Germanised form of Zelfira.
Selga f Latvian
Derived from Latvian selga "deep sea; open sea".
Sėlija f Baltic Mythology, Lithuanian
In Lithuanian mythology, this is the name of one of the daughters of Saulė.
Selioma f Medieval English
Etymology uncertain, although it is likely a form of Salome. It is attested in 16th Century England.
Selja f Finnish, Norwegian, Icelandic
Variant of Celia. It also means "elder (plant)" in Finnish.
Selka f Yiddish
Possibly a Polish Yiddish diminutive of Selda, found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.
Sella f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Sälla as well as a Norwegian diminutive of Cecilia.
Sella f African, Southern African, Eastern African, Indonesian
Meaning unknown. It may be a loan word from Arabic صَلَّى‎ (ṣallā), meaning "to pray, to bless," or Arabic سَلَّى‎ (sallā), meaning "to amuse, entertain, comfort." It may also be a variation of Selah.
Selnia f English
Used by Selnia Flameheart in the manga Ladies vs butlers
Selva f Turkish
Turkish spelling of the Arabic name Salwa. This name is popular in Arabic-speaking countries. It's uncommon in non-Arabic-speaking countries.
Selva f Spanish (Latin American), Catalan (Rare)
Means "rainforest" in Spanish and Catalan.
Selwa f Muslim
Means “solace”.
Selwina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Selwyn.
Selyavira f Kazakh (Rare)
Kazakh feminine given name of unknown meaning. It might possibly be an invented name, either from scratch or by combining two existing given names (in which case one of those names is probably Elvira).
Sema m Finnish
Finnish orthodox form of Simon 1.
Semena f Medieval Basque
Feminine form of both Seme and Semeno.
Semenica f Medieval Romanian
Possibly derived from Romanian semen "fellow human being" (compare Surata).
Semera f Medieval Basque
Variant of Semena, recorded in the 12th century.
Semesa m Fijian
Fijian form of James.
Semestra f Greek Mythology
Semestra or Semystra was a nymph, in Greek mythology.... [more]
Semila f Medieval, Medieval English
A rare medieval name of uncertain origin.
Semira f Amharic, Turkish, Bosnian
Feminine form of Semir.
Semira f Italian
Short form and diminutive of Semiramide.
Semira f Hebrew
Means "highest heaven" in Hebrew.
Semiramida f Polish
Polish form of Semiramis.
Semka f Bosnian, Serbian
Diminutive derivative of Simeuna.
Semla f Etruscan Mythology
Etruscan form of Semele.
Semperbella f Ancient Roman, Italian (Archaic)
Derived from Latin semper meaning "always" and from Latin bella meaning "beautiful, charming, pleasant".
Semperbona f Ancient Roman, Italian (Archaic)
Derived from Latin semper meaning "always" and Latin bona meaning "good, kind, right, pleasant; valid, useful, healthy".
Semrana f Obscure
Probably an elaboration of Semra.
Şemsa f Turkish
Derived from the Turkish word şems meaning "sun", itself derived from the Arabic شمس (see Shams).
Šemsa f Bosnian
Feminine form of Šemso.
Šemsida f Bosnian
Variant form of Šemsudina.
Semystra f Greek Mythology
Semystra or Semestra was a nymph, in Greek mythology.... [more]
Sena f & m Ewe
Means "destiny gives" in Ewe.
Sena f Indian, Hinduism
Means "army; missile, dart" in Sanskrit.... [more]
Sena f English (American, Archaic)
Originally a short form of names containing the element -sen-, such as Selina, Serena and Asenath, this name was also used as a given name in its own right.
Sena m & f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current" or 聖 (se) meaning "holy, sacred" or 星 (se) meaning "star, celestial body, one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions in the Chinese system of constellations" combined with 名 (na) meaning "name, reputation" or 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree, what, Nara (city)" or 那 (na) meaning "what, which"... [more]
Sena f Slovene
Short form of Senija.
Sena f Korean
From Sino-Korean 世 "generation" and 奈 "apple tree", 娜 "elegant, graceful, delicate".
Sena f Croatian
Diminutive of Srebrenka.
Senaca m Ancient Roman (Noricum)
Form of Seneca used in the Roman province of Noricum
Senada f Bosnian
Feminine form of Senad.
Senaida f Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Senad.
Senana f Medieval Welsh
Meaning unknown. This was the name of a wife of Gruffudd ap Llywelyn, the firstborn son of Llywelyn the Great.
Senara f Cornish
From the name of the patron saint of Zennor, a village in Cornwall, which is of obscure origin. Conceivably it may be derived from the Breton name Azenor or the old Celtic Senovara... [more]
Senara f Sinhalese
Frequently used in Sri Lanka as a female given name, a cursory search of social media confirms this fact. Turning to Sanskrit, it looks like the “Sena” part of the name could mean either: "army, missile or dart" with “nara” meaning “human, man”... [more]
Senatla f Tswana
Means "hard worker" in Setswana.
Senayangba m Mao
Meaning Unknown.
Senbonzakura m Popular Culture
Senbonzakura means 'One thousand cherry blossoms' or 'One thousand cherry trees'.... [more]
Sendija f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Sandy.
Sendra f Jewish, Hebrew, Yiddish
Feminine form of Sender, possibly making it the Yiddish form of Sandra, Alexandra, or Aleksandra.
Sendra m & f Malagasy
Means "accidental, by chance" in Malagasy.
Senegarda f Medieval Occitan
Possibly from Old Occitan sener "sir" and garda "to maintain".
Senezha f Mordvin
Means "dark blue" in Erzya.
Senhorinha f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African, Rare)
Diminutive of Portuguese senhora "mistress, lady".
Senía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Senia.
Senia f English (American)
Elaboration of Sena.
Senica m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant and feminine form of Seneca.
Senifa f Tongan
Tongan equivalent of Jennifer.
Senija f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Saniyya.
Senika f English (American, Rare)
Feminine variant of Seneca.
Senikka f American (Rare)
Possibly a rare feminine form of Seneca or a variant of Sinikka.
Senja f Indonesian
Means "evening" in Indonesian, from Sanskrit संध्या (saṃdhyā), meaning "evening, twilight".
Senjora f Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Spanish señora, meaning "lady".
Senka f & m Japanese
From Japanese 茜 (sen) meaning "deep red, dye from the rubia plant", 仙 (sen) meaning "immortal, transcendent, celestial being, fairy", 千 (sen) meaning "thousand", 扇 (sen) meaning "fan, folding fan" or 泉 (sen) meaning "spring, fountain" combined with 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 果 (ka) meaning "fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed", 架 (ka) meaning "erect, frame, mount, support, shelf, construct", 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulations, joy", 叶 (ka) meaning "grant, answer", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, sing" or 下 (ka) meaning "below, down, descend, give, low, inferior"... [more]
Senna f English (Rare), Literature, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Derived from the plant named Senna. The name is a variant of the Arabic name Sana, which means "brilliance, radiance, splendour."... [more]
Senna f Japanese
From Japanese 茜 (sen) meaning "madder, deep red, dye from the rubia plant", 仙 (sen) meaning "immortal, transcendent, celestial being, fairy", or 扇 (sen) meaning "fan, folding fan" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (na) meaning "Nara, what?, apple tree"... [more]
Senna f Chinese
From the Chinese 森 (sēn) meaning "forest" and 娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful".
Sennehilda f Old High German, Medieval, Medieval German
Old High German sin "sense; meaning; opinion" + Old High German hiltja "battle".
Senora f English (American, Rare)
From Spanish señora meaning "lady, Mrs".
Senorina f History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Of uncertain meaning, perhaps from Proto-Celtic *senos meaning "old". This was the name of a 10th-century Galician saint.
Senovara f Old Celtic (Latinized)
Romanized Celtic name, in which the first element is ultimately from the Indo-European root *sen meaning "old" (the second element, uaro, is uncertain, possibly meaning "war"). It was found scratched onto a metal "curse tablet" (c.2nd-century) at the temple of Sulis Minerva at Bath (Somerset, South West England)... [more]
Sensora m & f Japanese
alternative reading of Senku.
Sentha f Obscure
Rare form of Senta
Sentia f Roman Mythology
In Roman mythology, Sentia is the goddess of child development and the bringer of awareness into young children. The English word "sentient" meaning "able to perceive or feel things", is derived from her name.
Sentongba m Manipuri
Means "one who profits" in Meitei.
Senuna f Celtic Mythology
A Celtic goddess worshipped in Roman Britain. Her name is possibly related to the Proto-Celtic 'seno' meaning "old". Some academics have associated the name to the ancient river Senua that was once located in southern Britain, which may have also been known as Alde, from the Anglo-Saxon 'ald' meaning old... [more]
Senya m & f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian short form of Arsen and Arseniy, and other names containing ‘sen’. As a feminine diminutive, it is mostly for Kseniya.
Senya f Japanese
Means "many nights" in Japanese. From 千 (sen) "one thousand" and 夜 (ya) "night, evening".
Senyagwa m Kaguru
Means "eloquent" in Chikaguru.
Senyora f Popular Culture
Filipinized form of the Spanish word señora meaning "lady." Senyora Santibañez is a snobbish and stereotypically arrogant plantation owner depicting the main antagonist in the Mexican telenovela Marimar and actor Chantal Andere.
Senza f Romansh
Short form of Cresenza, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Seoda f Irish (Modern)
Directly taken from Irish seoda meaning "jewels". This is a modern Irish name.
Seol-a f Korean
From Sino-Korean 雪 (seol) meaning "snow" combined with 娥 (a) meaning "beautiful". Other hanja combinations can also form this name.
Seon-a f Korean
From Sino-Korean 宣 "declare, announce, proclaim" and 兒 "child". A famous bearer is South Korean actress Kim Sun-a (1975-).
Seonghwa m Korean
"to be star"
Seong-ja f Korean
From Sino-Korean 成 (seong) meaning "turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach" or 聖 (seong) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest" combined with 子 (ja) meaning "child". Other hanja combinations are possible.... [more]
Seora f Korean
Variation of Korean Sora and So-Ra.
Seouera f Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Severa. Also compare the names Silvanus and Silouanos, which show that the letter -v- was usually hellenized to -ou- by the ancient Greeks.
Sepa f Tongan
Short for Patisepa, Tongan form of Patricia.
Sepa f Romansh
Feminine form of Sep.
Sepanta m Persian
Means "holy, sacred" in Persian.
Sepfora f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Zipporah.
Sepha f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Josepha and Josephina.
Sephira f English
Variant of Saphira.
Sepia f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
From the color/photographic technique and/or the genus of cuttlefish. The word sepia is the Latinized form of the Greek σηπία, sēpía, cuttlefish.
Seppa f Romansh
Variant of Sepa.
Septia f & m Indonesian
From the name of the month of September, usually used as a given name for someone born in September.
Septiana f Indonesian
From the name of the month of September, usually used as a given name for a girl born in September.
Septíma f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Septima.
Septiya f & m Indonesian
Variant of Septia.
Septuagesima f Indonesian
From the name of the 9th sunday before easter. The name of the sunday is derivded from the Latin word for "70th".
Septya f & m Indonesian
Variant of Septia.
Sepulveda f & m Spanish
Derived from the name of the Sepulveda valley in the mountains of Segovia. It is possibly derived from Spanish sepultar "to bury".
Sequana f Old Celtic (Latinized), Celtic Mythology
Latinized form of the Gaulish (Celtic) name Sicauna, which is argued to mean "sacred river" or "the fast flowing one". This was the name of the Gallo-Roman goddess of the River Seine.
Sequssuna m Greenlandic
Younger form of Seĸuvsuna.
Se-ra f Korean
From Sino-Korean 世 (se) meaning "world" and 路 (ra) meaning "road, route".
Séra m French (Rare)
Short form of Séraphin.... [more]
Sera f Polish
Short form of Serena.
Sera f Turkish
It means greenhouse.
Sera f Japanese
From 世 (se) meaning "world" and 良 (ra) meaning "good". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Serafëna f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Seraphina.
Seraffina f Corsican
Corsican form of Seraphina.
Serafiina f Finnish
Finnish form of Seraphina.
Sérafka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Serafëna.
Seraina f Romansh
Romansh form of Serena, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Seraphia f Swedish (Rare), Late Roman
Variant of Serapia. Saint Seraphia (or Serapia) was a 2nd-century Syrian martyr.
Seraphiella f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Feminine form of Serafiel
Seraphika f German (Silesian, Archaic)
Silesian German diminutive of Seraphia.
Séraphîta f Literature
Séraphîta is possibly a variant of Seraphina. Séraphîta is the heroine of Honoré de Balzac's 1837 novel called 'Séraphîta', which explores themes of androgyny... [more]
Seraphita f Literature
Unaccented form of Séraphîta
Serapia f Late Roman, Italian
Feminine form of Serapion.
Seraya m Khazar (Latinized), Turkish (Rare)
Khazar, Karaite, Krymchak and Turkish form of Sergius. The name is known as ''Seraj'' in Polish and ''Seraja'' in Lithuanian.... [more]
Serbia f Various (Rare)
After the country Serbia.
Sereana f Fijian
Means "song" in Fijian.
Sereba m & f Akan
Means "silver" in Akan.
Seregmaa f Buryat
From the Buryat сэрэг (sereg) meaning "army" and the Mongolian feminine suffix -маа (-maa).
Sereia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
The Portuguese word for mermaid. Found in use in Brazil as a given name but also well represented as a nickname.
Sereina f Romansh
Variant of Seraina, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Serena f Japanese
From Japanese 芹 (se) meaning "water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica)", 怜 (re) meaning "actor", and 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.
Serenella f Italian
Diminutive of Serena. It also coincides with one of the Italian words for "lilac".
Serenica f Popular Culture
Invented as a combination of Serena and Veronica for the game Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (2017), where the name is given to an ancestor of a pair of twins with the aforementioned names, who together are said to be her reincarnation.
Serenita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Serena.
Serenola f Literature
This was used as a Welsh translation of Stellaluna (for a 2000 Welsh adaptation of the children's book 'Stellaluna'). It is derived in part from Welsh seren "star" (cf... [more]
Sereta f Kurdish
Means "elite" in Kurdish.
Sergeja f Slovene
Feminine form of Sergej.
Sergiana f Brazilian
Possibly a combination of Sergia and Ana or a Brazilian feminine form of Sérgio.
Sergija f Slovene
Variant of Sergeja.
Sêria f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Seria.
Sericea f English (American)
The name of a plant.
Šerida f Sumerian Mythology
The Sumerian name of the dawn goddess Aya. While the etymology is uncertain, one suggested root is the Akkadian šērtum, meaning "morning".
Seriena f Obscure
Possibly a variant of Serena.
Šerifa f Bosnian
Feminine form of Šerif.
Serika f Japanese
From Japanese 芹 (seri) meaning "water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica)" combined with 伽 (ka) meaning "nursing or taking care of a person", 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer" or 架 (ka) meaning "construct, build"... [more]
Serilda f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from Sarahild. It was regionally popular in the Midwestern and Southern United States in the 19th century (see also Zerelda).
Serina f Japanese
From Japanese 芹 (seri) meaning "water dropwort, Oenanthe javanica" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "what?, Nara, apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Serina f Albanian
Derived from Albanian serinë, denoting a type of juicy dark grape with large fruit.
Serinna f Late Roman (Rare), English (Rare), Italian (Rare)
A rare name for girls is of Latin derivation, and the name Serinna means "serene, calm." Serinna is an alternate Serena (Latin) spelling used by Roman Christians.... [more]
Serjoscha m Russian
Diminutive of Sergei.
Serka f Yiddish
Yiddish girls name, could possibly be a diminutive of Sura (Yiddish for Sarah), combined with the Slavic suffix -ka.
Serpina f English (Rare)
Maybe a shortening from Proserpina.
Serra f Judeo-French
Variant of Sarra.
Serra f Turkish
abundance and prosperity are its meanings.
Sertora f Ancient Roman
Feminine version of the Roman praenomen Sertor.
Serunia f Polish
Diminutive of Serena.
Serusia f Polish
Diminutive of Serena.
Servå m Walloon
Walloon form of Servatius.
Serventa f Medieval, Medieval Spanish
A derivative of Latin serviens "serving; servant".
Servetseza f Ottoman Turkish
Means "worthy of riches", from Ottoman Turkish ثروت (servet) meaning "riches, wealth" (of Arabic origin) and seza meaning "worthy" (of Persian origin).
Servia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Servius.
Serviana f Late Roman
Feminine form of Servianus. A bearer of this name was Julia Serviana Paulina, the daughter of Roman politician Lucius Julius Ursus Servianus and his wife Aelia Domitia Paulina.
Servília f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Servilia.
Servilia f Ancient Roman, Italian
Feminine form of Servilius. A known bearer of this name was Servilia Caepionis (1st century BC), who was the mother of Caesar's assassin Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger.
Serviliya f Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Servilia.
Serwaina f Walloon (Modern, Rare)
An elaboration feminine of Serwai.
Serwilia f Polish
Polish form of Servilia.
Serxia f Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Serxio.
Seryna f English
From the word "serene".
Seryoza m Armenian
Armenian variant of Seryozha.
Seryozha m Russian
Diminutive of Sergey.
Sesa f Galician
Diminutive of Xosefa.
Sesegmaa f Buryat
From the Mongolian Tsetseg combined with the Mongolian feminine suffix -маа (-maa).
Seselía f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Cecilia.
Sesera f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (se) meaning "star", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji combined with 来 (ra) meaning "to come". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sesha m & f Hinduism
In Hindu tradition, Sesha (also: Shesha, Sheshanaga) is the king of all Nagas (serpent deities).
Seshemetka f Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian feminine name meaning "(She) who led the Ka". Ka is the Ancient Egyptian concept of the vital essence, which distinguishes the living from the dead.
Sesika m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Sese. A known bearer of this name was the Georgian actor Aleksandre "Sesika" Kuprashvili (1904-1979).
Sesilia f Faroese, Finnish (Rare), Georgian (Rare)
Faroese form of Cecilia as well as a Finnish variant of the name. In Georgia, it is a variant of Tsetsilia.... [more]
Sesselía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Cecilia.
Sesselja f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Cecilia.
Sesta f Emilian-Romagnol
Feminine form of Sest.
Sestilia f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Sextilia.
Sestina f English (American), Franco-Provençal, Spanish
Comes from the American surname Sestina. A sestina is “a type of poem that originated in France in the 12th century. The poem is credited to Arnaut Daniel, a Provençal troubadour who lived from 1180-1200... [more]
Sétanta m Irish Mythology
“Given name of the folk hero, Cúchulainn”. This birth name was imparted by the deity, Lug, prior to the conception of the demigod child by the mortal mother, Deichtine.
Setara f Dari Persian
Dari Persian form of Setareh.
Setefilla f Spanish
From the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Setefilla and Nuestra Señora de Setefilla, meaning "The Virgin of Setefilla" and "Our Lady of Setefilla," venerated at the hermitage in Lora del Río in the Andalusian province of Seville... [more]
Setembrina f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin september "September".
Sethina f Western African
Meaning as of yet unknown. This name is predominantly used in Ghana.
Sethra f Etruscan
Feminine form of Sethre.
Setia m & f Indonesian
Means "loyal, obedient, faithful" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit सत्य (satya).
Sètima f Emilian-Romagnol
Feminine form of Setim.
Setiya m & f Indonesian
Variant of Setia.
Setjhaba m Sotho
Means "nation" in Sesotho.
Setna m Literature, Egyptian Mythology
Used as a name for Khaemweset in Greco-Roman stories of ancient Egypt. Setna is a distortion of his title as setem-priest of Ptah; modern scholars call this character Prince Setna Khamwas.
Setoka f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
The name of a seedless and highly sweet Japanese tangor (written in hiragana), which was first registered in 1998.... [more]
Setshaba m Tswana
Means "nation" in Setswana.
Setsuka f Japanese
From Japanese 節 (setsu) meaning "section, period, verse, melody" and 加 (ka) meaning "add, increase". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Setsuna f & m Japanese (Modern), Popular Culture
From Japanese 刹那 (setsuna) meaning "a moment, an instant". It can also be given as a combination of 刹 (setsu) meaning "temple" or 雪 (setsu) meaning "snow" combined with Japanese 那 (na) a phonetic kanji or 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens"... [more]
Setsura f Japanese
雪麗 literally means "snow resplendence"
Setsuya m Japanese
From Japanese 説 (setsu) meaning "theory" combined with 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow". Other kanji combinations are possible.
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